A violent sex predator convicted of rape who, when paroled, sneaked into a child’s room and sexually assaulted her, was ordered to be released to live in a Southern California town, but local officials are fighting it, just as others fought his release into Ventura County, and in Sacramento.

A Northern California judge on Thursday approved prosecutors’ request to take more DNA samples from a man charged with being the infamous “Golden State Killer” who eluded arrest for decades. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Steve White also told prosecutors to informally decide who is empowered to consider defense attorneys’ offer have Joseph James DeAngelo plead guilty in exchange for…

Prosecutors announced Thursday that they will seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing a rookie Sacramento policewoman in an ambush last year.

A U.S. military contractor who was killed in a rocket attack in Iraq last month — an attack that ignited a series of reprisals between the U.S. and Iran that have inflamed tensions in the region — has been buried in Northern California, it was reported Tuesday. Nawres Waleed Hamid died on Dec. 27 at a military base near Iraq’s…

If you’re wondering why we’re getting so much heavy rain in Southern California — and the state for that matter — it has everything to do with what’s called an Atmospheric River.

A good Samaritan was fatally stabbed on a BART train after he allegedly attempted to stop a man from stealing another rider’s shoes.

LeBron James had 29 points and 11 assists, and Anthony Davis got the game-winning block, as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings.

LeBron James had 23 points and 12 assists in three quarters, Kyle Kuzma added 22 points starting for Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the hobbled Golden State Warriors 120-94 on Wednesday night.

RanDee McLain and Isabel Morales Vargas spent years in their military uniforms and once retired they noticed a lack of services for women transitioning from active duty. They decided to start Operation Dress Code, an event that provides business attire, help with Linkedin profiles and even provide hair and make up for veteran women. Learn more on California Live Monday,...

The man who had a brush with death at the Oakland Coliseum BART station Sunday recounted the incident Wednesday for KCRA-TV in Sacramento.

Authorities in Northern California say a woman was impaled in the leg over the weekend when a large metal bar fell off a moving big rig on a highway near Sacramento.

California Live sits down with father son duo Mario and Mandela Van Peebles who are starring in the new movie “A Clear Shot.” As seen on California Live Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019

A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was killed Wednesday while responding to a call regarding a theft from a private marijuana garden in the rural Sierra Nevada foothills, officials said.

Local officials in a Southern California community were to hold an emergency meeting Monday afternoon, dead set on stopping a violent sex predator from settling in their town.

Southern California troops were among 20 names added to the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Sacramento Sunday, including the first woman to have her name etched on the monument.

A violent sex predator convicted of rape who, when paroled, sneaked into a child’s room and sexually assaulted her, was ordered to be released to live in a Southern California town, but local officials are fighting it, just as others fought his release into Ventura County, and in Sacramento.

Both police and citizens are fighting to keep a sexually violent predator out of living in San Bernardino County. Kathy Vara reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

Bolinas is a small town about an hour north of San Francisco that doesn’t want to be found. California Live learns the clever secret behind preserving their small town way of life. As seen on California Live on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

An estimated 10 million people in California are expected to be part of the ShakeOut earthquake drill Thursday. Here’s what to know.